Percentage of U.S. twelfth grade students reporting past month use of cigarettes and marijuana, 1975 to 2012 | National Institute on Drug Abuse:
Over the past decade, the percentage of high school seniors who reported smoking cigarettes in the past month has gradually declined, reaching a near 40-year low (17.1%) in 2012.
The survey (conducted and published by NIDA) also indicates that marijuana usage has increased during this same time period. In 2012, 22.9% of high school seniors reported smoking marijuana in the past month.
But those concerned about "these kids today" can breathe a little easier knowing that, overall, smoking of both substances has declined considerably since the Disco Era. In 1978, for example, 36.7% of 12-graders reported smoking cigarettes and 37.1% reported smoking marijuana in the past month.
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